Garment hanger and clamp



Aug. 1, 1950 w. E. NEAL GARMENT HANGER AND CLAMP Filed April 15, 1948 Wi/ll'am E. Nea/ INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 1, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER AND CLAMP William E. Neal, Dallas, Tex.

Application April 15, 1948, Serial No. 21,272

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to garment hangers and more particularly to garment hangers equipped with instrumentalities for holding the garment against displacement on a hanger.

The principal object of the invention is to provide, in combination with a garment hanger, especially one of the type formed of wire to define a support for both a coat and trousers, a pair of pivotally retained clamps, one being adapted to age and hold a shoulder of a coat against displacement on the hanger while the companion clamp similarly engages the trousers suspended on the portion of the hanger provided therefor, thereby holding them also against slippage thereon or therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment clamp which may be so constructed as to constitute an attachment for many types of conventional garment hangers such as those constructed from wire, wood, plastic or other materials and adapted to support all types of wearing apparel.

With the foregoing objects in View, the invention has further reference to certain features of accomplishment which will become apparent as the description proceeds, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a conventional type of wire garment hanger showing garment clamps attached thereto embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the hanger and the clamp which holds a pair of trousers, the latter being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 3 is an elevational view showing a mans suit of clothes in dotted lines, suspended on a hanger and illustrating the manner in which both the coat and pants clamps engage and hold the garments on the hanger, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of a modified form of garment hanger, showing the form of clamp used to accommodate a thicker bulk, necessitated by increased thickness of the material of which the hanger is formed.

Continuing with. a more detailed description of the drawing, reference numeral It denotes generally a garment hanger of conventional design, formed of wire to define an elongated loop having upwardly convergent portions I I which are twisted together and formed into a supportting hook l2. The portions I I of the hanger constitute the support for a coat I 3 while the remaining portion M of the hanger is adapted to support the trousers I5.

Unless secured, both the coat and trousers supported on the hanger have a tendency to shift on their supports, sometimes slipping off the hanger entirely and in any case, displacement of the garments on the hanger results in disarrangement, creating unsightly wrinkles and creases in the apparel.

To obviate the foregoing objectionable characteristics in the conventional garment hanger, the invention provides as a permanent addition or as an attachment to a hanger, a pair of clamps IE and Il. These clamps are of identical construction, each consisting of a length of wire, one end of which is shaped to form parallel loops, the inherent resiliency of the wire resisting separation of the loops, causing them to clampingly engage the portion of a garment overlying the hanger when applied thereto in the manner shown in Figures 2 and 3. The wire forming the clamp It extends from the loops to provide a shank I8 whose end is swingably attached at I9 to the base of the hook I2 so that when not in use, the clamp It may be swung out of the way. Similarly, the clamp I! has a shank 29 which is loosely connected at 2| to the twisted portion of the wire of the hanger below the hook I2 so that the clamp I! may depend for attachment to a garment supported on the portion I l of the hanger, such as a skirt or trousers I5, thus holding the garment against sliding from the hanger. The clamp I! may also be swung out of the way, as exemplified by the dotted line position in Figure 1, when the garment I5 is being mounted on or removed from the hanger.

Figure 4 is provided merely to reveal the form taken by the garment clamps when the material used to form the hanger 22 is of greater thickness, necessitating a widening of the looped jaws 23 of the clamp. In such a case, the loops 23 are bent outwardly, thence inwardly at 24 to lie in parallelism but spaced apart to receive the greater bulk of the material of the garment 25, overlying the portion 26 of the hanger. Otherwise, the clamps and their suspension means are the same.

Manifestly, the construction as shown and described is capable of some modification and such modification as may be construed to fall within the scope and meaning of the appended claim is also considered to be within the spirit and intent of the invention.

What is claimed is:

In combination with a garment hanger having a suspending hook and coat and trouser supporting portions, a pair of garment retaining clamps, each comprising a length of wire formed at one end to define parallel and complementary loops adapted to clampingly engage and hold a garment on said hanger, the wires of said clamps extending from the clamps to define rigid shanks connected loosely at their ends to the shank portion of the hook of said hanger at longitudinally spaced points thereon whereby said clamps will be swingable in relation to their points of securement.

WILLIAM E. NEAL.

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